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Making a Killing (DI Fawley, Book 7)

By: Cara Hunter
Narrated by: Emma Cunniffe, Lee Ingleby, David Blair, Alexandra Boulton
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 *Contains an exclusive Adam Fawley short story* From the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Tiktok sensation MURDER IN THE FAMILY and the DI Adam Fawley series comes a brand new gripping crime thriller about a figure from the past…

You thought she was dead.

She fooled you once.

Will she fool you again?

In 2016, eight-year-old Daisy Mason vanished.

Her mother was convicted of her murder. But her body was never found.

Now, evidence at a current murder scene calls the whole case into question. DCI Adam Fawley and the team are brought back to investigate. And they all have one question on their minds.

What really happened to Daisy Mason?

PRAISE FOR MAKING A KILLING

‘Chilling … Don’t miss it!’ – Shari Lapena

‘Intricate and cunningly plotted’ – Mick Herron

‘Clever, twisty, addictive and hugely entertaining’ – Andrea Mara

‘Inimitable Cara Hunter: immersive, bold, twisty and tender’ – Nicci French

‘Fiendishly clever and immensely satisfying’ – Lesley Kara

‘Fascinating, ingenious and spell-binding from a master plotter’ – Simon Mason

‘A brilliantly constructed tale’ – Fiona Barton

‘Twisty, fast-paced and immersive’ – JP Delaney

‘Ingenious, twisting and always captivating’ – John Marrs

‘I raced through this twisty mystery, wrong-footed at every perfectly executed turn’ – Victoria Selman

'Such a treat, grabbing the reader by the throat with its mesmerising crime narrative' – Financial Times

©2025 Cara Hunter (P)2025 HarperCollins Publishers Crime Crime Thrillers Genre Fiction Mystery Police Procedurals Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Murder Forensics

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Critic reviews

Chilling … Don’t miss it!

(Shari Lapena)

Intricate and cunningly plotted, Making a Killing confirms Cara Hunter's status as a key figure in the current UK crime scene

(Mick Herron)

Trademark Cara Hunter – clever, twisty, addictive and hugely entertaining. A masterclass in plotting. A triumph, readers will love it

(Andrea Mara)

Inimitable Cara Hunter: immersive, bold, twisty and tender

(Nicci French)

Another fiendishly clever and immensely satisfying thriller from the inventive mind of Cara Hunter. I flew through it!

(Lesley Kara)

Fascinating, ingenious and spell-binding from a master plotter

(Simon Mason)

A brilliantly constructed tale

(Fiona Barton)

I wait for the annual Fawley like a small child waiting for Christmas. MAKING A KILLING shows that Cara Hunter is once again at the top of her game – it’s twisty, fast-paced and immersive, with an emotional depth that’s all too rare in this genre

(JP Delaney)

A must-read from Britain’s most original crime-writer. Ingenious, twisting and always captivating, Hunter switches it up a notch and them some. Just bloody brilliant

(John Marrs)

The best Fawley yet! I raced through this twisty mystery, wrong footed at every perfectly executed turn

(Victoria Selman)

Cara Hunter strikes all the right suspense notes with the latest in the Adam Fawley series. Making a Killing grips from the first headline in this immersive crime thriller. It’s dark and twisty and full of fascinating characters that will keep readers hooked until the last page

(Olivia Kiernan)

Immensely readable … a mesmerising crime narrative

An ever-changing picture of an utterly devious killer

Sensational … This riveting story reveals Daisy as far more sinister than anyone expects

As page-turningly suspenseful as ever … nail biting

Full of so many twists and turns that whiplash is a likely outcome. One of the cleverest thrillers I've ever read.

Few books demand to be read in two or three sessions, but [this] is such a treat, grabbing the reader by the throat with its mesmerising crime narrative
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I got a bit bored with the details of emails and conversations at first, but got used to them. Unlike some other reviewers, I was happy with the ending, it actually made me smile.
The short story was intriguing and sad, I look forward to a continuation of both.

Long winded at times but very good

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Having waited years for this latest installment in the series, I must admit I was disappointed by the lack of a proper conclusion. Additionally, about a third of the book felt unnecessary and could have been omitted. For instance, there was a lengthy list of all the characters with short bios, an overly detailed retelling of a previous book in the series (to the point where I genuinely thought I’d downloaded the wrong book), a mindfulness journal filled with numerous named quotes, and countless emails that included every recipient, subject line, and message. These sections felt tedious and, frankly, a bit lazy.
That said, the rest of the book showcases Cara Hunter at her absolute best—full of twists and turns that kept me hooked. And whatever you do, don’t skip the short story at the end! It provides crucial insight into a long-running thread about Fawley that fans of the series will definitely appreciate.

Cara Hunter Delivers Twists, but Leaves Us Hanging

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The bad language..in sections every other word began with F ..maybe can be skipped over in written word but gets very tedious in audible .
Found my mind wandering many times and keep having to rewind .
Put me off reading any more Cara Hunter which I have enjoyed previously.

Not my favourite book this year.

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I was over the moon to see that Adam and his team was back and what a great storyline it was to come back to as well, especially with the brilliant Lee Ingleby narrating but that ending well I'm sorry to say it was flatter than a pancake on Shrove Tuesday.

Adam's back!!!

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Love this series, another excellent listen but I agree with the other reviews that the end was a bit abrupt and not very satisfying. I did really like the short story though which sort of made up for my are you kidding moment when it finished! Cannot wait for book 8

So pleased to be back in this world

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